Jan 4, 2018

Issue #23 Facebook Newsfeed, Amazon vs. Alibaba, Gif, and your money 📝

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Olivia's Weekly

January 4 · Issue #23 · View online

The latest news in tech, marketing, and what was actually interesting in tech and culture curated by @oliviameng from New York

Hello and enjoy this week’s issue!

Tech and Media

Designing Against Misinformation – Facebook Design – Medium

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It’s written by Product Designer of Facebook News Feed. Those updated treatments such as real-time fact checker is dedicated to change the misinformation in news feed.

The Problem With Snapchat – ThinkGrowth.org

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The signals from Snap don’t inspire much trust.

Pinterest Sees The Future

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How visual AI will change the way we eat, play, and shop. Keep it up, Pinterest, strong and stable, and stay away from social

Brand and Adversting

How Amazon is Winning The War With Alibaba— An Illustrated Guide

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The war between Amazon and Alibaba reflects differences that ripple between them while Alibaba has prioritized sheer volume in terms of sales, areas of operation and domestic influence, Amazon has prioritized efficient utilization of its existing resources.As always, good tips for your personal development at the end.

Tenor taps media companies to build a business out of GIFs - Axios

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an Interesting brand partnership without involving media. The Gif startup charges brands between $100,000 and $500,000 for sponsored GIF campaigns with advertisers include AT&T, Wendy’s, and Nissan.

Personal Development

The 30 Best Pieces of Advice for Entrepreneurs in 2017 | First Round Review

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The most insightful and transformative pieces of advice we published on the Review in 2017, curated for your perusal and continued excellence. Relevant to everyone working in a competitive industry. Many graphics and charts to tell what and why.

Jobs with the biggest bonuses - Business Insider

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LinkedIn compiled a list of the occupations that earn the biggest median annual bonuses. Well, fine, your bankers.

I spent 3 months applying to jobs after a coding bootcamp. Here’s what I learned.

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Very useful job searching tactics and the outcome is amazing.

OW Announcement 🔊

At the end of 2017, I achieved the subscription goal for this newsletter. I was beyond excited. Growth pain is very real and challenging. The organic growth means a lot to me. Thanks to each and every one of you who’s shared the newsletter with friends and family.

I want you to have a better reading experience. Starting from this issue, there will be three primary sections on every issue.

Tech and Media: tech disruptions, digital new venture, revenue diversification, best product and practice, M&A, and those failed programs.

Brand and Advertising: society, culture, movie&book, news, female empowerment, brand partnerships, controversial marketing, seasonal topics such as world cup 2018.

Personal-development: entrepreneurship, productivity, career advice, networking, useful and Free education resources.

Until next week!

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Best,

Olivia

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